WOAU60 AMMC 150618

IDY21091

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SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10

ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

AT 0618UTC 15 APRIL 2025



GALE WARNING 11 FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS



SITUATION AT 0600UTC

VIGOROUS FLOW WITH A TROUGH 46S087E 50S088E 53S084E. FORECAST TROUGH

47S095E

50S095E 52S094E AT 151200UTC, 47S101E 50S102E 52S102E AT 151800UTC,

46S106E

51S108E 54S108E AT 160000UTC AND 44S108E 53S113E 56S113E AT

160600UTC.



AREA AFFECTED

BOUNDED BY 48S090E 45S111E 55S118E 52S090E 48S090E.



FORECAST

NORTHWESTERLY QUARTER WINDS 30/40 KNOTS WITHIN 120NM EAST OF TROUGH,

EXPANDING

TO WITHIN 360NM EAST OF TROUGH FROM 152100UTC, AND SHIFTING WESTERLY

QUARTER

WITHIN 180NM WEST OF TROUGH. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO

HEAVY SWELL.



PLEASE BE AWARE

WIND AND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PER CENT

STRONGER

THAN THE FORECAST, AND STRONGER STILL IN SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MAXIMUM

WAVES CAN BE TWICE THE FORECAST HEIGHT.





THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED BY 1300 UTC 15 APRIL 2025=